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this game is over. >> it came down to the wire. the niners so close in their quest for six, but in the end, the team came up short against the seahawks. die hard fans are still showing off their pride tonight as they wait for the team to return to 49ers' headquarters. and here is a live look from the airport in san jose where the team just arrived a few minutes ago. you see the buses there, that's where they are loading up and going back to headquarters. good evening. i'm ama dates. we have team coverage. sports anchor mike shumann is live in seattle. first, lilian kim is live in santa clara where the team is arriving home tonight. hi, lilian. >> hi, ama. the 49ers should be arriving

soon, and waiting for them are dozens of fans here to give the team a warm welcome home. it was not the outcome they hoped for. they say they are proud of the 49ers for a hard-fought game and a great season. these fans are familiar with the team. they know they will be arriving by bus from san jose mineta international. while the fans usually don't get much more than a hand waive from the players they say it is important to be here to show their support and express their appreciation for a job well done. sure they are feeling depressed and down after a tough game and a tough end to a game. what better way to come home than to all of us cheering them on? that's what they need. >> it is a final chance to show our appreciation to the team. it has been a good season and final game notwithstanding. they have given us some great thrills and a lot of fun. we are here to say thank you. >> i could have wished for a much better outcome, but going from where we had been for so

long recently to in the hunt three years in a row is fantastic. >> you win them, you lose them. i would love to beat seattle, but we did it in a classy way. we are walking with our heads up high and we'll get them next year. >> so some broken hearts, but the 49er spirit is alive and well. fans are excited about the next season. they say there is so much to look forward to as the niners will finally be playing in their new stadium here in santa clara. live in santa clara, lilian kim, abc7 news. >> all right, they are still spirited, thank you, lilian. and again here is a live look from san jose mineta international airport. the 49ers landed and then got on the buses there waiting for them. of course they will be heading over to 49ers' headquarters where all of those fans are waiting for them. this was from earlier as you can see the team filing off of

the plane. larry beil is here and this was a tough loss for them. >> it was a tough loss. it is nice to see the fans out there. we are coming toward midnight. they could be sitting at home depressed like everyone, but they are out there. give credit to the faithful. it did sting though. they could not hold the early 10-point lead and the seahawks come back to win it. it was a ruckus crowd. up 17-13 and seahawks roll the dice and russell wilson enducing an off sides jump by the 9ers and throws the deep ball for the touchdown. seahawks go up 20-17. 30 seconds left and sherman tips the kaepernick pass that was intended for crabtree. it ends with an interception by malcolm smith. kap had three fourth quarter turnovers and that was the difference. the seahawkers are super bowl

bound. abc7 news mike shumann is live and tough to overcome the turnovers. >> no question, larry. we have a similar feeling here that we had last year in new orleans. a loss, a throw to michael crabtree of the same corner of the same end zone and it was tough to take. afterwards as you mentioned, kap had three turnovers in the 40 quarter and you won't beat anybody in an nfc title game and he put it on his shoulders. >> i didn't play good enough to win. i turned it over three times and that cost the win. >> congratulations to seattle. they made big plays and we made big plays. it was a 15-round fight right down to the last. >> losing always hurts. i mean, i can't do nothing about it. i tried to do what i could. i made my plays when my number was called. at the end of the game it was

done. >> it will be about clock management. they had two timeouts with 55 seconds and they went for it all and got nothing to show for it. a lot more coming up later on in sports. vernon's view at 11:35. stick around. i'm mike shumann live at centurylink field. >> yes, clock management was an issue all season long. it reared its ugly head at the worst time. stick around for vernon's view. veer -- vernon was pretty emotional and you will get the insight later on. in seattle fans are celebrating in the streets. fans set a stadium record buying at 58,500 tickets to be a part of the championship game. the loss was a downer for fans throughout the bay area. abc7 news reporter john alston spent the day with fans who mixed food with football. jay --

>> it all looked so promising as the niners were on their scoring drive trying to win the game and then the interception. what was exciting became excruciating as the fans waited for the inevitable. >> pretty disappointed in how the game ended. i don't know why we went for it on that play to go for the end zone. we were driving. it is a rough loss. >> hundreds of fans packed the park at 11th and division to watch the game. tv screens were sprinkled among the food trucks where people normally stop to grab lunch or dinner. when the game ended he went for one of the trucks and perhaps hoping for comfort food. >> does it make you feel better? >> the food, no. there ain't no food that can make me feel better about that loss. >> the crowds left quietly, celebrations on hold until one other time. >> it is all right. next year. it is all right. we will stay positive.

>> except this super bowl just won't be the same. in san francisco, john alston, abc7 news. >> mayor ed lee says the city is proud of the niners. he said "we would have liked a different outcome, but we are grateful for the team's amazing last season at candlestick park this year that will forever be remembered." a new era of 9er football starts next fall when the team begins their next season at levi stadium in santa clara. it is time to head to leigh glaser for our first check on weather and live doppler 7hd. leigh? >> and as we look at live doppler 7hd, you with i will notice something a little different out there this evening. we have clear skies across the bay area. let me take you in closer. we haven't seen this in awhile, low clouds and fog creeping up monterey bay to gilroy and possibly as far north as san jose. we will put that in our forecast overnight, but would you check out the highs today? gilroy 79 and setting a new record high there.

72 at oakland. it was 65 in san francisco. numerous 70s in the north bay. napa 70 as well as santa rosa. and real quickly here is a look at current readings. it is getting cold in the north bay with novato right now 39 degrees. we will have some subtle changes coming up this workweek. we will look at my accu-weather seven-day forecast. >> thank you. new at 11:00, the varsity basketball coach at a north bay high school has been fired after a hazing incident. according to the san francisco chronicle two players from wood sigh high were beaten, gaged, duct taped to chairs and had their faces painted with lipstick. this is said to have happened during a post christmas tournament trip to the town of newton. the boys' family are considering legal action. police are looking for the suspects after a deadly double shooting in oakland. it happened near 100th avenue and mcarthur boulevard. they responded to reports of gunfire and found a car with two people inside on multiple

gunshot wounds. both died at the scene. two people are hospitalized in san francisco with injuries suffered in an a injury on turk street. they found one victim at 9:10 and then found the other victim four blocks away. a suspect has been arrested. new at 11:00, a lawsuit has been filed in that road rage incident in new york when bikers swarmed a family in an suv. he is suing new york city and two off duty police officers who were on motorcycles last september. he accuses the city of negligence in training police officers. he wants $75,000 for each of the family members in the car. still to come on abc7 news at 11:00, the new security scare, but this one doesn't involve shopping. instead military personnel targeted. we'll tell you what was uncovered. and a new reason to get your taxes done as soon as possible this year. why your money could already be gone before you get around to filing.

and a dangerous new trend with a popular candy. what some kids are now doing with smartees

or this year's ride could be the last. tomorrow's annual cal train

ride from san jose to san francisco commemorates the 54 miles from selma to alabama that dr. martin luther king, junior marched in 1965. there has been a sharp decline in ticket sales since the san jose chapter of the naacp withdrew support. now to another shocking security breech and this time affecting military men and women from ago -- active duty to veterans. it started popping up other information on his computer. john camp has the details. >> it gave me a different person's name each and every time i came back. >> he says at first he didn't understand and then couldn't believe what he was seeing. >> i was hoping it was a glitch. when i thought about it it i said wait a minute, this is more than a glitch. this is a breech. >> he was on the veterans affair e benefits website

trying to track down his own history for a bank loan, but the site kept displaying other veteran information. both medical and financial. >> but when you click on these hyperlinks here it takes you to the bank account, the direct deposit, the bank account lasts for what bank it is at. >> these are all different people pretty much? >> they are giving them to you. that's a different person also. i bet he has no idea i am sitting here in my house with this information. >> you really shouldn't have ago a success to this information. >> absolutely not. absolutely not. >> he says he called the dod, the v.a. and even senator hagan's office, but didn't get a response until the website went down and an e-mail from the dod came in asking him to scam the few pages that needed to be printed out and e-mail them over. he works with internet privacy issues and says that could pose another breech and says a better place to find answers would be on his computer. >> i don't want them to take my system.

but more than that, i don't want these veterans' information to bounce around out there in no man's land. >> he wonders if the breech was internal or intentional. he worries that not enough is being done to find out. >> already i see the blame game coming. it will bounce back and forth. can you say it is an isolated incident? can you prove it is an isolated incident? >> the irs watchdogs are warning americans that thieves are taking off with your tax returns before you even file them. 1.6 million americans fell victim to this crime in just the first half of 2013. >> all they have to do is use your social security number and fill out a 1040ez form. now you don't need a paper copy of your w2 so thieves can make up the information and get a tax refund in your name. >> the federal trade commission says tax id theft complaints have doubled in the past year. protect yourself by filing tax returns as soon as possible. take your tax documents directly to the post office and not your mailbox and check your credit report for

suspicious accounts. a dangerous new trend across the country involving a popular candy. kids are snorting crushed smartees, the multi colored disks of sugar. it is all over youtube and it can have harmful effects. >> anytime you snort or inhale a substance into your lungs that is not supposed to be can be hazardous to your health. >> some of the side effects include scarring of the nasal cavity and infection. an amazing story from space tonight. they have been in hibernation for the last three years. it is scheduled to wake up in a few hours. they will then chase down a comet racing toward the sun. they will drop a small robot to gather samples. it is time for a check on our weather and what is ahead this week. leigh glaser has that for us. >> just a few cut pell changes. i will tell you that a high fire danger will ramp up as we get into the offshore winds.

at least for tonight we are seeing clear skies and a little bit of the high clouds on live doppler 7hd headed in our direction. so in some locations tomorrow morning you may see a little bit of an over cast. it is clear in downtown san francisco and it is starting to cool off, san jose at 49 degrees. in the north bay, we already mentioned some 30s there. so bundle up, 38 in nap paw and pet petaluma 37. you are more than likely going see frost in the protected valley areas. overnight a few passing high clouds. a little cooler as we get into tuesday and wednesday and then as we get into thursday and friday the offshore winds will really start to move in. no red flag warnings have been issued for those days yet, but be advised as we get closer what they will probably be issued. overnight lows, cold locations in the north bay with santa rosa getting in the upper

20s to near 30 degrees and concord 304 and 45 for -- concord 34 and 45 for san francisco. the jet stream is still well to the north of the bay area. so that's where the storm track is. this is where we are. and there are some dry air masses. those are some of the clouds moving in. it does look like the high will start to relax a little bit. it will move near the spine of the sierra. this is what will enhance the dry winds from land to sea and compressing close to the surface. we will look for temperatures to start to warm back up on thursday and friday. and these are dry winds. that is definitely what could prop those red flag warnings the latter part of the workweek. until then minor fluctuation in temperatures. tomorrow highs much like today. look for midto upper 60s in the inland locations. livermore 69. 70s in the north bay, santa

rosa 70, 66 san francisco and palo alto, 68 degrees. my accu-weather seven-day forecast, we will look for passing clouds on tuesday as well. then a cool day for wednesday and back into the 60s and then those offshore winds pick up on thursday, friday and even into saturday. it could be quite gusty. mike niko will be back with an update. >> thank you, leigh. and we want to take a live look in santa clara. you can see the 49er fans there. that's because the buses just arrived. we saw several go filing by. there are a couple more coming, not quite sure, but fans are out there. very excited to see their 49ers come home even though we did have the loss today unfortunately. sports director larry beil is here and shu will be there with the 49ers. >> there were six and they have all passed with the police escort. i saw the last of the police escort.

a round of applause for the police department. and we will see hopefully some of the fans that are able to interact with some of the players. otherwise they go screaming by on the buses. they are out there. it is late at night and you know what, they could be doing a lot of other things, but you they are faithful. we will see what that situation brings down at santa clara. for the moment, the niners for the second year in a row, the season comes down to a colin kaepernick pass to michael crabtree and it is another dose of utter disappointment. we are live in

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-- an agonizing loss for the 49ers ending with three bad turnovers and a probable broken ankle and torn acl for bowman. 68,000 on hand for a hard-hitting game. russell wilson rolls out and smith strips the ball and recovers, but the niners get a field goal. colin kaepernick doing most of his damage with his legs. 130 yards on 11 carries and this one 58 yards. the longest run of his career. deep into seattle territory. that helps to set up anthony dixon going up and over on fourth and goal. 10-0 niners of the they couldn't contain marshawn lynch. beast mode right here. exploding on a 40-yard touchdown dash. lynch 22 carries and 109 yards. niners recapture momentum and kap14 of 24 and 153 yards. the jump pass and flinging it to anquan boldin. 9ers are back on top.

fourth and seven and wilson gets the niners to jump off sides so that was a free play. kearse touchdown. costly turnovers and a fumble and pick and leading to a field goal. 23-17. 30 seconds left and the pass intended for michael crabtree and tipped by sherman and malcolm smith picks it off and the seahawks are going to the super bowl 23-17. let's bring in mike shumann who is live from seattle. shu, a pretty somber locker room, especially given the injuries. >> well, larry, seattle is known for forcing turnovers and the 49ers known for not turning the ball over. seattle won that battle and a game as a result. as you mentioned it was a very somber locker room afterwards. you. >> we played hard. we had a lot of opportunities, but we didn't get it done.

>> we all want to win. losing is never easy, especially when you get this close. it is a tough loss, but we will bounce back. >> it was a heck of a run. we fought. we gave everything we the -- we had even when everybody was picking us to go back to the super bowl. we went through a slump and everybody was writing us off. we continue to fight. >> it was a tough one to swallow. time is running out for these players to win a super bowl. three nfc title games with nothing to show for it. vernon talks about it in an emotional way, the loss, the season and what's you a head for the -- what's ahead for the 49ers. larry? >> thank you very much. when we come back, the afc title game, two future hall of

experienced the kind of agony the 49ers are dealing with tonight. they came up short in the afc, and this year they are go together super bowl. peyton manning hosting tom brady and the patriots.

manning with his second touchdown pass of the game on the slant to demaryius thomas and late fourth quarter over three minutes left and tom brady rarely see him scramble, but taking off to make it 26-16. patriots needed to go for two. greene gets stuffed and that would do it. brady knew it at the time. denver would go to the super bowl a 26-16 victory. >> put a lot of hard work in and a lot of people, teammates, coaches, trainers helped me on the way. we have definitely come a long way in two yes and bouncing back from last year's playoff loss to put ourselves in this position feels very gratifying. >> it will be seahawks and broncos. abc7 sports brought to you by riverwalk casino. coming up next, vernon's view and we will get his take on the loss in seattle as vernon goes one on one with mike shumann. >> thank you so muc

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of vernon's view. we teamed up with vernon davis and every week we had special ago tess to the tightened for his special insight. mike shumann is in seattle and he spoke with vernon after the loss to the seahawks. >> it is pretty devastating as you can imagine. we have been down this road before. we have been in the same place where we didn't quite pull it off. i am so proud of the men we have in this locker room. they kept fighting and they exemplified what it takes to be a warrior. we didn't pull it off the way we expected, but i am still proud of them. >> northerly are you a turnover for your team.

kap coughed it up and had two interceptions and it was unusual for all of us to see. >> it was unusual, but it happens. we can't point our fingers at kaepernick. he played hard. as you can see he did tremendous things out there that helped his team advance to the next level. he made mistakes and we all make mistakes. when it comes to pointing fingers we have to point fingers at the team. we are all in it together. it is no one's fault. >> he ran for over a hundred yards and actually no one was involved. he carried the team with the defense in the first half. >> he did. he is a great player. he is a great player. he has a lot of room to grow and be even better. so i'm excited about his future. i'm just looking forward to next season. >> you had the feeling for

navarro bowman. that injury was tough for everybody to watch. >> yeah, i had an opportunity to talk to navarro and i told him be thankful for what happened. i know it sounds crazy but in times like this, sometimes god is there to put things on you like that. he wants to make sure that you are humble and you are ready for what he is about to give you. you had a great season. you had a great season. sometimes a setback like this can make you a better man with your spirit, your soul, everything. he can make you a better person. >> it was a tough locker room to walk into and it was tough for you afterwards. what does your coach say to you? >> i didn't quite hear what harbaugh said. i was so emotional. we really wanted this. we wanted it bad. i know frank gore, he was pumped before the game.

he knew we were going to win and come out with a victory. we just couldn't pull it off. >> what is tougher, losing in the super bowl last year or losing this game to get into the super bowl this year? >> i am going to have to say losing in the super bowl. when you make it to the big show, the only thing you can think about is winning. when you lose, it is pretty -- you become pretty upset. we have a lot to be excited for. >> so you digest this and you are looking toward next season? >> after the plane ride back to santa clara, i think i will be okay. i will be okay. just need time to really think about it and put it in the past and move on and look forward to the future. >> you had a fabulous year. we want to thank you for your insights and your honesty brrrr everything and it has been a lot of fun doing

vernon's view. i stu and con congratulate you on your season and hope to talk to you next year. that's our final vier none's -- vernon's view unfortunately here from seattle. for vernon davis, i'm mike shumann. >> interesting insight especially with respect to the navarro bowman. as shu mentioned, that's a wrap for vernon's view. two weeks and one super bowl trip earlier than we were hoping for. >> thank you, larry. just moments ago the 49ers arrived at team headquarters in santa clara. plenty of fans were on hand to greet them. it has been a draining day for the team. it was the loudest stadium and it left six points short of going to the super bowl. they are still proud of their team. these two cuties are geared up for next year and this girl clearly has a kaepernick crush and the 49ers are still number one in their hearts and in ours.

the street cars and the downtown cable cars will be back in service tomorrow. muni replaced them with buses and shuttles to minimize the potential for damage in the 49ers game. there were no reported problems in the city tonight. a local couple has saved the city of san francisco. but this time from a hefty bill. fill lap thraw pas john and marcia goldman are picking up the tab for miles scott toe fight villains and rescue a damsel in distress. officials say most of the costs involve a sound system and video screen. and ahead, the fallout from california's drought and how it could be affecting your health. and the return of the polar vortex. >> and we'll take a look at that national map and show you how cold it will be tomorrow

in parts of the united states. and another look at the

reporting an increase of cases of whooping cough. there were 700 more cases of per pertussis in 2013 than 2012. it is a highly contagious respiratory disease that

affects babies young children. health officials think the increase is because children who were vaccinated failed to get a follow-up booster shot. if you have been sniffling and sneezing you may not have a cold. the bay area's warm winter means you may be suffloking from allergy -- be suffering from allergies. as jonathon bloom found out, you are not alone. >> just a typical winter day. people are out jogging in shorts and t-shirts in the green of san francisco's panhandle. a little too green. >> my husband and i have been having severe allergies lately, and we are not exactly sure. >> post nasa drip. pollen allergies. >> pollen allergies in january. >> they may sneeze a lot and eyes get itchy and then they realize this is not a cold. this is hayfever. >> she runses advanced allergy solutions. a holistic practice in san francisco.

>> we -- she suspects unusually high pollen levels is the culprit behind a blood of early hayfever complaint. >> you will see that in spring. however, because of the weather we are seeing it in january this year. >> what does it look like? >> an itchy throat. >> a lot of coughing. my eyes have been sensitive and tired and dry. >> runny nose and sneezing a lot in the morning. >> but what may be most troubling is some experts say it is not a fluke. it may be the most extreme example of something that's been going on for awhile. >> over the past four years each year there is an increase. >> and this year more than ever she is seeing patients from outside the city. a lot of patients from the east bay and the south bay because they are warmer down there. >> and leftover stress can make allergies worse. >> when our immune system is stressed we become more susceptible to the increased amounts of pollen in the air. >> do this. >> drink enough water and a lot of throat coat tea.

>> and just in case. >> i have to have a tissue in my pocket. >> in san francisco, jonathon bloom, abc7 news. >> it may be warm and dry here, but a new arctic blast is heading down from the north and much of the country is about to get very cold again. here is clayton sandell. >> call it polar vortex, the sequel. bitter arctic air gearing up to take another cold swing at the midwest and northeast. dangerous sub zero and freezing temperatures will stretch south all the way to florida. it could bring more trouble like this massive pile up that shutdown an interstate in indiana sending four to the hospital. drivers are slipping off roads from iowa to new hampshire. state troopers are busy with at least 50 crashes. in massachusetts plows and shovels helping dig out from half a foot of heavy snow. they say this cold snap won't be as brutal, but still --

>> the snow in my face is a little too much. >> some in chicago are ready for spring. >> it has been something else this year. >> out here it is a different story. 60 degrees in denver and parts of california are seeing record high temperatures. the west is warm and without any rain in sight still very dry. >> all right and it is time to get the latest check on our weather with leigh glaser. >> he is right. no rain in sight for the bay area for at least the next couple weeks it looks like. maybe the first week in february we may be able to see a little bit of rain. i want to go ahead and show you what we are talking about with this next round of cold air. windchill temperatures are 1 in fargo and minneapolis at 23 degrees. windchill factor green bay 2 and even nashville in the mid30s. tomorrow i am not going to warm up that much as the air mass continues to move south. chicago 29 and 18 minneapolis and 6 in fargo. dallas could enjoy 70-degree weather and phoenix 77 and

even southern california, and check out l.a. this time of year. 79 degrees. 82 in palm springs and 73 in fresno. tahoe, 55 degrees. here is a look at the accu-weather seven-day forecast. we will continue with mild temperatures and dry conditions for our holiday on monday. a few passing clouds on tuesday and we cool things down on wednesday. stronger offshore winds develop on thursday and friday leading to some heightened fire danger. we'll keep you posted on that a and then a little change over the next coupling weekend. -- the next coming weekend. follow us on twitter for the latest bay area weather conditions and you can get video forecasts, spare the air alerts, power outage info and weather tweets. not treats, but tweets. >> thank you, leigh. sports director larry beil is here with one last check on sports. >> no treats here either. the quest for six continues unfortunately and the season

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niners loss to the title game. the niners have lost three in a row in seattle and two of jim harbaugh's old stanford players really killed the

niners. doug baldwin six catches and 106 yards and 9 kickoff return and richard sherman at the end, the deflection on the last pick. a ferocious hard-hitting game for the nfc title on the line. the first play from scrimmage, russell wilson strip sacked and niners get a field goal. colin kaepernick perhaps if he had run more in the third and fourth quarters the outcome may have been more different. he was at his mostly that will when he took off running for 130 yards. that set up anthony dixon to take the lead. they couldn't stop marshawn lynch who for awhile was held in check and then was able to bust free on a 40-yard touchdown. he tied it at 10. kaepernick answers here. he is flushed from the pocket and then he finds anquan boldin. to attempt that is kind of crazy, but it worked. russell wilson said afterwards

he was trying to enduce the off sides call and got the niners to jump and it is 20-17. kap with three late turnovers. the pick here and that lead to a field goal. 23-17 and 30 seconds left and the second you guessers -- the second guessers say why throw to the end zone? he had two timeouts. the pick there was the ballgame. 23-17 and seattle going to the super bowl, one more time abc's mike shumann in seattle. >> one man does not make a team, but colin kaepernick tried to carry this team. he had 130 yards rushing, but three turnovers in the fourth quarter and you will not win an nfc championship game like that. >> i did not play good enough to win. i turned it over three times and that cost the game. >> congratulations to seattle. they played a winning game. they won the football game. they made some very big plays and we made some very big plays. it was a 15-round fight right down to the last.

>> i had a rough year, man, you know what i'm saying? i never thought we would be right here, man. those guys did it, man. >> it was a great season for the 49ers and they will realize that as time goes on. for now that was a tough pill to swallow. in seattle, mike shumann, abc7 sports. >> it will be seattle and denver in the super bowl. the afc title game two future hall of famers. the pats couldn't stop the most potent offense in the nfl. the 15th meeting between these quarterbacks. that would get evened up. denver up 13 of this 3 and hits thomas to make it 23 broncos out and cruising. brady trying to get anything going. at fourth and two at the bronco 28 and sacked by terrence who does a little dance. manning with a chance to put the game away. this should have been a touchdown reception, but julius thomas could not hang on. he made it 23-3.

brady desperation and connecting with shane varean. 11 yards 20* julianed -- julian eddelman. brady can't find a receiver here. he scrambles in and you rarely see that. it is a 10-point game. they have to go for two and he is stuffed by the broncos. the broncos would hold on for a 26-16afc championship win. >> it is nice when you put a lot of hard work into something. it pays dividends. >> losing is not easy. i give them a lot of credit because they played really well and thisy have a good football team. they will be tough to beat in a couple weeks. >> a little tennis and just 24 hours after serena williams was ousted in the australian open maria sharapova also out. the 20th seeded sabulvika

took it. sharapova won the first set, but she had problems with unforced errors. 45 including one on match point. she advances to the quarter, 3-6, 6-4 and 6-1. azarenka ousts the 13th seed. a big forehand byes a rain caw as -- byes a --s a swraw rain caw. the two-time defending champ azarenka move -- moving on. sports is brought to you by riverwalk casino. i just want to finish up with one thought. richard sherman apologized for his live post game rant on fox. you would like to see a guy with a more classy interview ever wards, -- afterwards, but he was so hyped up. there is no excuse for it, but you would like to see more composure. it is hard when you stick a

microphone in front of a guy 10 seconds after the game. sometimes you get crazy. he apologized and it will be interesting to see him during super bowl media day. he has a lot to say and is not shy. >> not at all. >> that's evident. thank you, larry and thank you for joining us. abc7 news continues tomorrow morning. i'm ama dates and thank you for joining us.

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